Manchu traitor, how can you let me be the emperor of the ages

Chapter 310 Reward planning, Li Gan's accidental discovery
"Good news! Great victory in Neihuang! The frontier army defeated the golden captives..."

The lobby of the Ministry of Military Affairs outside seemed to be ignited in an instant, and it became lively, and the officials rushed to pass it around, and the excited voices were hard to suppress.

The three people in the conversation were taken aback, and even Li Jing who had just sat down stood up directly.

Lu Yin immediately walked to the door, and said as he walked, "My lord, I will let them see you..."

"No need to send it in."

Li Jing stood up, although his steps were slow, but with a hint of firmness, he walked out slowly: "Just take the military report and go to the palace."

Pei Ji and Lu Yin paused for a moment, then followed.

It stands to reason that such military newspapers should be carefully read by the Ministry of War first, and at least be able to answer all related questions preparedly when His Majesty asks about it.

But now that Li Jing wanted to see His Majesty the Emperor immediately, the two of them would not refuse.

The two followed Li Jing step by step to the Ziwei Hall, and only entered after notifying His Majesty the Emperor.

"Li Sima?"

Li Gan looked at Li Jing who was pacing in from the entrance of the hall, and was really surprised.

"How is your condition? Why did you come to the palace suddenly?"

It's only been two months since I saw him, but now Li Jing seems to be ten years older, he's a completely different person.

And it's not only the haggard face, from Li Jing's eyes, his will is much lower than before, Li Gan can only see the shadow of the former high-spirited Li Jing from the patient in front of him...

For this change, he felt a little regretful, but there was no good way.

Up to now, Li Gan has done everything he can do, and sent the best doctor from Tai Hospital to help him treat his illness, and also sent a lot of precious medicinal materials.

Now that Li Jing was able to get out of bed so quickly and come to the palace, maybe there was such a reason.

But Li Gan could try his best to ensure his physical recovery, but he couldn't enlighten his spirit. In this regard, we can only wait for Li Jing to come out on his own...

"Thank you Your Majesty for your concern, I'm fine for the time being."

After Li Jing saluted Li Gan, he presented the military report in his hand: "Your Majesty, just now Jizhou has come to report that the frontier army and Zuo Weiwei defeated the captives, wiped out more than [-] enemies, and captured a lot of them."

Li Gan's eyes lit up: "Really? Hurry up and submit the general report."

As early as a few days ago, he had been waiting for the news from there. After counting the days, it should be almost there, but he didn't expect it to arrive until today.

And he thought it would be great if those frontier soldiers could escape successfully, but after listening to Li Jing's report, it seems that they fought a pretty good counterattack?
The old eunuch had already taken the general newspaper from Li Jing and handed it to Li Gan.

"After dispatching troops...to lure the enemy into deep..."

Li Qian looked at the report above, nodded slightly, and gradually a smile appeared on his face.

Originally, I thought that I would be thankful if I got [-] points in the exam, but I didn't expect Qin Hui and the others to be very promising, and they actually got [-] points in the exam. This is really a surprise.

As for the [-] frontier troops who were cut off... this was also a helpless move.

Originally, it was not easy to escape from the pursuit of Jin Bing, and it was basically impossible to escape without losing a piece of meat.

If you don't give up, how can you protect all the frontier troops?
"it is good."

Countless thoughts passed through Li Gan's mind, and he slapped the military newspaper on the table with a smile on his face: "The good news should have spread all over the imperial city by now, right?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, I just heard about the news of the victory. Your lords came out to inquire about it. You must have known it by now, but you still don't know the details."

After a moment of silence, Li Jing asked again: "Your Majesty, do you want to post dew cloth in the city to inform the people in the city?"

"Go."

Li Gan nodded, this is also the practice of the court.

But after he finished speaking, he added another sentence: "Send a letter to Neihuang again, asking them to report the details of this great victory to me, and tell them to add a more detailed battle situation every time they write military reports."

The military report written by Qin Hui is concise and to the point, but Li Gan also knows that he must have some details that he has not written.

Li Qian was curious about the situation of the great victory in Neihuang this time, which would also help him understand the mob and deploy the subsequent battles, so he needed this kind of information.

"Also, when you go back, you will discuss with the Ministry of Secretaries and the Ministry of Rites the rewards, and then come and present them to me for review."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After giving the order, Li Qian thought that the three of them were about to leave.

Pei Ji and Lu Yin also thought so.

But unexpectedly, Li Jing bent down again, and said hoarsely: "Your Majesty, I still have something to say."

Without waiting for Li Qian's response, he tremblingly took out a memorial from his sleeve and handed it upwards with both hands.

"Since the flames of war entered the country, I have been ill, my bones have been broken, my diet has been cut off, and I have not taken care of the ministry's affairs so far."

Li Jing coughed twice violently, had to take a few breaths to recover his strength, and continued: "I'll hang around in the post of Sima again, it's already a vegetarian meal in the position of a corpse, and I'm busy with the political affairs of the court. Fuwang His Majesty...give me the bones, Return to hometown."

When it came to the end, his voice was a little choked up, and he just bent down and bowed down.

Several people in the hall were stunned by his sudden action and didn't react for a moment.

Li Gan was also stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look, only then did he see that the memorial in the old eunuch's hand was "Shangshu Li Jing of the Ministry of Ministers and Military Affairs Li Jing begs for bones".

"Li Sima, why are you here?"

Li Gan stood up abruptly, his face full of heaviness.

Only now did he understand why Li Jing dragged his sick body into the palace. It turned out that it was to hand in this resignation.

Li Gan walked down from above in three steps and two steps, and personally helped Li Jing up.

After Pei Ji and Lu Yin were astonished, they wanted to show something a long time ago, and at this moment they all came forward after seeing His Majesty's attitude.

"The Ministry of War is absolutely impossible without the chief Sima!"

"These officials and Mr. Pei haven't done anything these days. It's all because of the fact that Sima Hu's illness is still alive, so that the Ministry of War can operate..."

Today Li Jing arrived at the Ministry of War without making a sound, and he didn't send anyone to tell the two of them beforehand.The two still had some shady thoughts in their hearts, thinking that Li Jing was afraid of being ignored, so he came here to scare them and stabilize his prestige in the military department.

When the Cai army reported for duty just now, he came directly to the palace to show his face in front of His Majesty.

But what the two of them never expected was that Li Jing would come to ask for an official post!
And judging by his appearance, he must have planned it long ago, and even wrote his resignation letter in advance!
When they thought of their "little heart" before, looked at Li Jing's somewhat stooped figure, and thought of the old man's past style and care for them, the two of them felt ashamed in unison.

"Da Sima is in the prime of his life and in the prime of life, but he just suffered from an illness, and he can return to court when he recovers."

Li Qian didn't even look at it, he just stuffed the begging letter back into Li Jing's hands.

"His Majesty……"

Li Jing opened his mouth with a bitter expression, but after meeting Li Qian's eyes, he was speechless for a while.

"Li Sima, a real man doesn't care about temporary gain or loss."

Li Qian really didn't want Li Jing to resign at this time, so he persuaded him very sincerely: "It's just a temporary injury, and I'll go back to work in the court when I've recuperated, there's no need to say so lightly."

"As for the vegetarian meal in the corpse's place, it's even more out of the question to delay the affairs of the DPRK and China. Does anyone have any pain or illness? It's just a normal sick leave to take a bath."

Li Gan said with a smile: "The Ministry of Officials has to grant dozens of sick leaves every month. Some small sesame officials have to stay at home for a month or two to recuperate just because of a bruise. It’s cheap. They pretend I don’t know, but I just don’t want to argue with them.”

"Li Sima suffered a sudden serious illness, so what's the point of recuperating for a while? Could it be that the imperial court's advantage can only be taken by those outsiders, only by those shameless people? But you want to wrong a hard-working man like you?" People? That's too unreasonable."

Li Jing paused slightly while holding the hand of the resignation letter, and understood what His Majesty the Emperor meant.Even if you can't understand, you can feel his importance from so many words.

Many ministers in the court knew that if His Majesty and the old man were really tired of a person, they might not bother to talk to him, let alone spend so much time talking so much.

"Your Majesty, I obey the order."

The smile on Li Gan's face deepened: "Then Da Sima should go back to his residence to take a good rest, put his health first, and when his condition improves, he will return to the court to take care of things."

Then he turned his gaze to the old eunuch at the side: "Li Sima is inconvenient, so you go to fetch the shoulders in the palace and send him off for me."

The old eunuch ran out in a hurry, Li Jing also thanked him and led Pei Ji and Lu Yin out...

Not long after the few people left, the Lubu of Baojie began to be posted in the capital one after another. The Jingzhao Mansion even specially sent officials in red clothes to beat gongs and drums on the street. .

In fact, this is not because the officials are making a fuss, it is because the impact of this war is too great.

After the self-defining pass was broken, although the imperial court made some preparations, no one expected that the subsequent battle would be so bad.

Yanping Town was lost, several county towns were breached, and many people were massacred...

As the court soldiers and horses continued to lose battles, the news that came to the capital from outside became more and more outrageous.

Today it is said that the Jin soldiers have captured the entire Jizhou, and tomorrow it is said that even Yuzhou and Yanzhou have been captured by them. What is more, some people say that they have already conquered the Yangtze River and destroyed the 300,000 forbidden troops of the imperial court. Maybe they will reach the capital tomorrow. coming……

In the eyes of many intelligent people, such rumors are simply nonsense.

But many ordinary people have no way of judging the truth from the fake. The only way for them to get in touch with this kind of news is almost the rumors in the market, so it is easy to be mistaken.

The news that Daqian was about to destroy the country became more and more popular in the capital. Even if Jingzhao Mansion and the two Fuguo counties below tried their best to refute the rumors, it had little effect.

Almost every day, people left the capital, dragged their families and wanted to go out to seek refuge, no matter how much they persuaded them, they couldn't persuade them.

And this time the good news from Neihuang came back, which can be described as a booster, and at the same time, the officials were greatly relieved.

Although fighting with the Jin soldiers in the south of Jizhou is not very glorious, it also shows that the imperial court has restricted the activities of the Jin people to Jizhou, and has not allowed them to spread to other places, so there is no need to worry too much.

In addition to the gradual dissipation of the chaos in the capital, the atmosphere in the court has also become clear.

The happiest people who jumped up and down before suddenly became dumb, as if they were not the ones who were talking at that time.

At the beginning, no one expected that it would be the result now. The soldiers and horses of the imperial court not only broke the trend of the Jin soldiers going south, but also gave them a head-on blow and won their first victory since the start of the war.

Many people began to doubt themselves. Could it be that His Majesty the Emperor, who has never been out of the capital, knows the art of war?Otherwise, how to explain that he can remotely control the situation in Jizhou from such a distance?And let there be a big victory over there.

Most people find it incredible. Some people think that this is just a blind cat meeting a dead mouse, while some people start to re-examine His Majesty the Emperor...

But one yard is one yard, re-examination is re-examination, military merit is military merit.

Everyone just needs to pay attention to His Majesty the Emperor in their hearts. As for the real benefits, the prestige of winning the battle... of course it still belongs to your family.

In addition to the instructions given by His Majesty the Emperor, this great victory in Neihuang is also inseparable from the high attention, strict organization, and unified deployment of the frontline officers, and the concerted efforts and firm execution of every grassroots soldier.

People from the Zhongshu Province said that it was mainly due to Prime Minister Qin’s overall contribution that he fully mobilized every local force, mobilization, logistics support, and preparations for the battle. The birth of the great victory.

The people in the Marshal's Mansion agreed that this great victory in Neihuang was a manifestation of Zuo Weiwei's generals and soldiers fully implementing their own subjective initiative while thoroughly implementing the spirit of the imperial court's instructions. Its iron-blooded military spirit of "dare to fight tough battles and be able to win battles".

As for Wu Sangui and his group of frontier soldiers... It's not that they have nothing to do with the court. Even if they didn't before, some people now push them out in order to weaken the presence of Zuo Weiwei or Qin Hui in it. Quite a lot.

At least Tang Guogong and General Yang have pointed out many times that the positive role played by Wu Sangui's frontier army in this great victory must not be ignored, and it must not be knocked down because of its past mistakes.

In addition, many adults said that we must fully face up to the problems faced by these soldiers who have been guarding the border for many years, gain a deep understanding of their mental state, and effectively solve the problems they encounter in life...

Under such a multi-party debate, a new issue was naturally faced by everyone.

That is, how should the military exploits be distributed this time, and how should they be rewarded?

The Ministry of Zhongshu, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Rites are all striving for their own answers, and during their dispute, many people have exerted external forces to interfere and influence.

In such an environment, a simple reward for military exploits has been delayed for several days without a result.

In the end, considering that even if a three-two-one is forced to make peace, it still has to be handed over to His Majesty the Emperor for judgment, so everyone is too lazy to make false claims.

Why don't you just see what he thinks...

(End of this chapter)